Location: Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of FranceGeographic coordinates: 54 00 N, 2 00 WCoastline: 12,429 kmClimate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcastTerrain: mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast

Location: Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of FranceGeographic coordinates: 54° 0' N, 2° 0' WCoastline km: 12,429 km kmClimate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcastTerrain: mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeastElevation: lowest point: The Fens -4 m
highest point: Ben Nevis 1,343 mNatural hazards: winter windstorms; floodsCurrency: British pound (GBP)Population: 60,441,457 (July 2005 est.)Languages: English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)Capital: LondonDivisions: England - 47 boroughs, 36 counties, 29 London boroughs, 12 cities and boroughs, 10 districts, 12 cities, 3 royal boroughs...

Cayton Bay
By roberto applebyJul 20, 2011good on it's day - gets very busy, closes out a lot at size, if you know what part to go to at what time it can produce some great waves
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Sandsend
By roberto applebyJul 19, 2011looks better than it is - On the approach from whitby where all the cars park by the side of the road about 400m from river mouth, as the waves start to get bigger away from the protection of the headland in a northerly swell. A short paddle out with fast waves and stroMore...

Bamburgh
By roberto applebyMar 19, 2011supermoon - very atmospheric - can't wait to go back when the conditions are right and the opportunity arises
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where sould i go? - hi
i'm planing to go to UK end of next weekend from japan for sightseening and SURFING.
but i don't have any informaithion around UK surf spot, wich place it best(or better) of place for 1st time surfing in there.
also,how thick wetsuit do i bring? i would bring '6''2 and '6''5 boaurds, is good for there? also where should i stay??
so,please teach me someone.
thanks

By Harry Chown
, 07-05-2009

re: californian in London - Hey, so, you're in London. Probably chosen the worst place in the UK if you're into surfing.
The south coast has hardly any swell, as does the south east coasts.
You need to get down to cornwall and devon (about 5 or 6 hours to the west of London). It's there that we have our best breaks.
We also have decent breaks on the Yorkshire coasts about 5 hours north of London. Check Saltburn and Cayton Bay. Pretty decent on their day.
But all in all, go down to Cornwall if you want the best waves (holding up to 2.5 metres easily).
You should have gone and studied at Bristol or Plymouth or something.... somewhere closer to the surf!

Hey, - hey im from england and i know exactly what you mean, i used to live in WA it was sweet as, the guys are so much nicer out there, Id love to be able to surf propably but its so hard to find somewhere decent out here! could anyone give me any tips :) thanks,
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